A Picture Of The Cross

It's the picture of violence
Yet the key to peace
A picture of suffering
Yet the key to healing
A picture of death
Yet the key to life
A picture of utter weakness
Yet the key to power
A picture of capital punishment
Yet the key to mercy and forgiveness
A picture of vicious hatred
Yet the key to love
A picture of supreme shame
Yet the Christian's supreme boast.

- Author unknown